Markos Vafiadis, Greek general and politician (d. 1992)
Markos Vafeiadis (also spelled as Vafiadis and Vafiades; Greek: Μάρκος Βαφειάδης; Tosya, (1906-01-28)28 January 1906 – Athens, (1992-02-22)22 February 1992) was a leading figure of the Communist Party of Greece (KKE) during the Greek Resistance and the Greek Civil War.
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Alzheimer's disease
Auguste Deter, the first person to be diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, dies. - 7Jun
RMS Lusitania
Cunard Line's RMS Lusitania is launched from the John Brown Shipyard, Glasgow (Clydebank), Scotland. - 18Sep
Tsunami
A typhoon with tsunami kills an estimated 10,000 people in Hong Kong. - 20Sep
RMS Mauretania (1906)
Cunard Line's RMS Mauretania is launched at the Swan Hunter & Wigham Richardson shipyard in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. - 9Nov
Panama Canal
Theodore Roosevelt is the first sitting President of the United States to make an official trip outside the country. He did so to inspect progress on the Panama Canal.